I'm just now looking back at the results realizing I have done this race 4 years in a row. That is pretty cool! It is one of the few races in the area that hasn't changed its course at all over the past few years so you really can compare your times from year to year. It is a 300m pool swim, 12 mile bike, and 3 mile run. Here is a look back at my JBIT history:
2005 - 1:29:32
2006 - 1:24:52
2007 - 1:20:04
2008 - 1:13:50
By my calculations, I should be able to win sometime around the year 2013.
I had a great time at the race and it topped off a great weekend! Miranda rode down there with me which was great - it is never as fun to have to go by yourself. She also happened to kick butt with a 2nd place win in our age group. I felt sooo much better than I did racing the same distance two weeks ago. I ran 12 miles the day before the race, and swam, but I also took an ice bath and I think that really helped. I ran 11 miles the day before the race last year, so I can compare pretty fairly between the two, except, well, it was pouring during last year's race. I had a handful of friends (Greg, Eddie, Ross, William) who were out there doing their first triathlon. How cool?? I love sharing the tri world with new people. They all finished with big smiles on their faces and I think they are all coming back for more.
Here is how my numbers this year compared to last year (I can't complain...especially considering I haven't been biking or swimming at all):
2007
Overall Place: 174/380
Age Group: 7/27
Swim: 5:21
T1: 1:35
Bike: 44:30 (16.2 mph)
T2: 1:07
Run: 28:40 (9:34 min/mile)
2008
Overall Place: 142/393
Age Group: 7/21 (ugh - where did all the fast people come from???)
Swim: 5:18 (barely faster than last year...oops!)
T1: 1:05 (fastest in my age group by 28 seconds!)
Bike: 40:24 (17.8 mph)
T2: :48 (fastest in my age group again)
Run: 26:16 (8:46 min/mile)
2005 - 1:29:32
2006 - 1:24:52
2007 - 1:20:04
2008 - 1:13:50
By my calculations, I should be able to win sometime around the year 2013.
I had a great time at the race and it topped off a great weekend! Miranda rode down there with me which was great - it is never as fun to have to go by yourself. She also happened to kick butt with a 2nd place win in our age group. I felt sooo much better than I did racing the same distance two weeks ago. I ran 12 miles the day before the race, and swam, but I also took an ice bath and I think that really helped. I ran 11 miles the day before the race last year, so I can compare pretty fairly between the two, except, well, it was pouring during last year's race. I had a handful of friends (Greg, Eddie, Ross, William) who were out there doing their first triathlon. How cool?? I love sharing the tri world with new people. They all finished with big smiles on their faces and I think they are all coming back for more.
Here is how my numbers this year compared to last year (I can't complain...especially considering I haven't been biking or swimming at all):
2007
Overall Place: 174/380
Age Group: 7/27
Swim: 5:21
T1: 1:35
Bike: 44:30 (16.2 mph)
T2: 1:07
Run: 28:40 (9:34 min/mile)
2008
Overall Place: 142/393
Age Group: 7/21 (ugh - where did all the fast people come from???)
Swim: 5:18 (barely faster than last year...oops!)
T1: 1:05 (fastest in my age group by 28 seconds!)
Bike: 40:24 (17.8 mph)
T2: :48 (fastest in my age group again)
Run: 26:16 (8:46 min/mile)
Me with first-timer Greg (he and his wife are in my running group)
Last minute thought: Ooooh ya - I also did my new bike dismount and was super proud. I even pointed my toes and had a beautifully extended arabesque from my ballet days when I swung my right leg over my bike. I think I'm just going to stick with shoes on the bike in T2 for now, but keep them off the bike in T1. I'm still plenty fast putting my shoes on and running with them as opposed to having them on the bike already. Plus I've seen lots of accidents and don't want to cause one myself!
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I actually met Greg's wife while I was volunteering at the end of the bike course.